The word ISLAM has a two-fold meaning: peace, and submission to Go.
This
submission requires a fully conscious and willing effort to
submit to the one Almighty God. One must consciously and
conscientiously give oneself to the service of Allah. This means
to act on what Allah enjoins all of us to do (in the Qur'an) and
what His beloved Prophet, Muhammad
(pbuh) encouraged us to do in his Sunnah
(his lifestyle and sayings personifying the Qur'an).
Once we humble
ourselves, rid ourselves of our egoism and submit totally to
Allah, and to Him exclusively, in faith and in action, we will
surely feel peace in our hearts. Establishing peace in our hearts
will bring about peace in our external conduct as well.
Islam is careful to
remind us that it not a religion to be paid mere lip service;
rather it is an all-encompassing way of life that must be
practiced continuously for it to be Islam. The Muslim must
practice the five pillars of the religion: the declaration of
faith in the oneness of Allah and the prophethood of (pbuh),
prayer, fasting the month of Ramadan, alms-tax, and the
pilgrimage to Makkah; and believe in the six articles of faith:
belief in God, the Holy Books, the prophets, the angels, the Day
of Judgment and God's decree, whether for good or ill.
There are other
injunctions and commandments which concern virtually all facets
of one's personal, family and civic life. These include such
matters as diet, clothing, personal hygeine, interpersonal
relations, business ethics, responsibilities towards parents,
spouse and children, marriage, divorce and inheritance, civil and
criminal law, fighting in defense of Islam, relations with
non-Muslims, and so much more.
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